For my birthday I got from one of my sons a device that fits on the tripod & then onto my camera that allows me to set up (with the right lens) to take macro photos looking straight down at the object or any angle that is suitable. So on a wet day I decided to collect some leaves, set them on a fairly plain background (in this case a mock leather briefcase) & show the beauty & detail that can be achieved by showing the leaf close up. Of course if hand held at this level of closeness it would end up a blur & even pressing the shooting button on the camera could move the camera, so I had to also use a release cable so that the photo was taken without touching the camera. Hope you like the colours & detail in these few examples.
Nice simple one to start with a common fern.
Two different shots of a Rowan, the bottom being a bit more decayed.
We only know this shrub as a Red Robin, first shot shows a bunch of leaves , but the second is a lot closer single leaf showing the finer hairy edged detail in each leaf.
A Prunus with a good mixture of colour.
Just a simple Silver Birch leaf showing the veins well.
Our Cotoneaster hedge is looking colourful at present.
A leaf from the Acer in the last blog, such detail in such a complicated leaf.
This is a colourful plant that grows each year around our pond, no idea of it’s name but it goes from a bright red onto this dark shade of purple & collects rain in its middle like a miniature pond it surrounds.
About this time of year I put on a display of shots from the Enchanted Forest, that takes up a lot of my time & is an incredible light show that entertains over 80,000 people during October, due to Corvid of course it was cancelled for this year. Though this is approximately1/2 mile outside the Cairngorms National Park I love to show you what a wonderful spectacle it is, so with no show I thought I would include a shot of the natural beauty that is Loch Dunmore (where E.F. is held).
